Educational Bookmarks for
Black History Month
 February, 2008
 

Official Theme for 2008:
"Carter G. Woodson and the Origins
 of Multiculturalism"

The Migration of the Negro
 Panel 58, 1940-41, Casein tempera on hardboard, 12 x 18 in. 
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
Artwork © Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence, courtesy of the Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation

Black History Month was first observed in 1975 to coincide with our nation's bicentennial celebration.  An outgrowth of Negro History Week, founded in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, Black History Month celebrates our country's  African-American culture. 

Born in 1875 to former slaves, Carter Woodson attended Berea College in Kentucky and received a doctorate from Harvard University in 1912. Dr. Woodson rose to positions of distinction in education, as head of the graduate faculty and Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Howard University in Washington D.C.

Photos and more information about Dr. Woodson are available at:  Black History Month Edges into the Mainstream.